There have been advances made recently in both the acceptance of LGBTQ students and the focus on ensuring we get the same educational standards as everyone else.
Some of the fantastic things our great nation has achieved are:
As teachers, it’s your job to ensure that LGBTQ students are given the same opportunities to thrive as their non-LGBTQ peers and supporting them, especially when it comes to their choice of college and college courses.
While most public schools can be welcoming places for students to be free to express themselves, we must prepare them for a world that might not be as welcoming at first.
Extracurricular groups and clubs give students the outlet to express themselves while allowing them to meet other students who may also be struggling.
Extracurricular activities look good on a college application along with a good GPA, and they can empower young people to stand up for their rights and their freedom of expression. Find out more about the University of Alabama GPA and other requirements.
Celebrating pride in school can bring the whole community together, but there are even deeper ways to ensure that LGBTQ topics are welcomed in schools.
In topics like history, art, and science, many of our great thinkers, artists, and scientists have been part of the LGBTQ community, whether openly in their time or now.
The leaps and bounds we’ve made in the science and innovations field has had a strong influence from many amazing people throughout history, and teaching these to our students allows them to know that they have always been part of the fabric of the world.
It’s a sad fact that LGBTQ people are likely to face a substantial amount of discrimination throughout their adult life. From college to the workplace, and even in health care. When tackling homophobia, we need to ensure it’s done two-fold.
Stamping out homophobia in society means going to the root cause, and if we can stop this happening in our schools, we can stop it in a large swathe of society. It’s been said that the American high school system is like a microcosm of society in general if this is true then committing to teaching bullies the error of their ways at a school level should filter out into the wider community, meaning acceptance and not discrimination becomes a core part of our fabric of generations to come.
